Item2351: Use filetest 'access' instead of 'stat'

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The file .changes is hindered to be updated.

Foswiki checks file writing rights by default via 'stat'. On a file system like AFS, stat does not return the correct set of information. It is recommended to use 'access' instead.

Add to 'RcsFile.pm': use filetest 'access';

-- AndreLichtsteiner - 12 Nov 2009

Any file under control of Foswiki's RCS should be writeable for it. why does it need a write access test? doesn't a simple -e suffice?

-- MichaelDaum - 12 Nov 2009

It would seem so, if we don't check for write-ability, we will get a meaninful error message I suppose when the file turns out not to be writeable (just the same as when a .txt is not writeable).

-- KoenMartens - 12 Nov 2009

Is this fixed?

-- KennethLavrsen - 25 Nov 2009

Oops, yes it is (by removing the checks completely).